Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis transmission: Contextualizing the evidence through social network theory

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 747-753

  Hollm Delgado, Maria Graciela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communicable disease control; Holistic health; Infectious disease transmission; Molecular epidemiology; Respiratory infection; Social networks; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

AGE FACTORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 68749092843     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.043     Document Type: Article

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